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First-year Postbac student Aloicia (Chaieun) Lee shares her journey from being an animator to Columbia GS and how the connections between art and medicine inspired her to change career paths.
A few incoming students share their stories, highlighting their experiences and backgrounds before coming to GS—all of it culminating in their enrollment at Columbia University.
All School of General Studies offices will be closed beginning 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 23, 2021 and will reopen at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, January 4, 2022.
Justice Betty ‘18GS, co-founder of Révolutionnaire, talks about her time in the Dual BA Program, collaborating with Roots, and how her dreams are fueling a revolution.
Caroline and Isabel Bercaw ‘24GS didn’t start making bath bombs planning to become small business owners. They just wanted a better bath bomb than the ones they found in stores! But entrepreneurs are exactly what these Minnesota sisters are now, as well as first-year students at GS. Caroline and Isabel reflect on their journey to Columbia, and what makes GS the perfect academic fit for their busy business lives.
In a recent virtual event, award-winning chef, TV host, artist, and author Jacques Pépin reflected on everything from his years studying at Columbia to what he considers his favorite tools in the kitchen.
The Postbac Program is excited to announce that, for the third year in a row, we are partnering with Scott Roberts and ThinkMCAT to provide a discounted rate for GS students to his comprehensive MCAT preparation course. This course is intended for GS students who are planning on taking the MCAT by the end of the spring term.
Bérénice Sylverain ‘21GS was one of 41 scholars from across the U.S. awarded the 2022 Marshall Scholarship. She is GS' first-ever Marshall Scholar and will pursue two degrees at the University of Oxford in the fall.
On Tuesday, December 14, students, alumni, faculty, staff, and guests gathered at Faculty House to celebrate the accomplishments of 112 students who will graduate from the Columbia University School of General Studies this February.
Bérénice Sylverain ‘20GS was one of 41 scholars from across the U.S. awarded the 2022 Marshall Scholarship. She is GS' first-ever Marshall Scholar and will go on to pursue two degrees at the University of Oxford.
GS alumni who work in finance share the ways in which they have leveraged their nontraditional paths to thrive in the industry, and offered three pieces of advice for current GS students and recent graduates.
Keren Yarhi-Milo ’03GS is the Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of War and Peace Studies and Director of the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies.
Dawson Her Many Horses ’04GS found all the differences that deals can make.
In April 2021, Shelby Elsbree ’19GS and her roommates launched Artists Becoming, a four-week wellness workshop designed for performing artists to support their holistic well-being through mindful practice and a mentorship community.
GS alumni work in the film and motion picture industry in many different capacities. But within those different roles, they have a common desire to confront conventional thinking and tell a different kind of story. How very Columbia. How very GS.